I’m never a fan of generational terms like Generation X and Millennials. I prefer to think of life in phases with (optional) milestones. A 25-year-old with a newborn has more in common with a 35-yo with a newborn than he or she does with a 25-yo who is still single. It’s about the phase you […]

I love to read. When I was younger, I remember reading all the time. I’d read it on the bus to and from school. I’d read it at home, sometimes after bedtime using my nightlight. I’d read it in the bathtub. I’d even read it while practicing the piano (sorry Mom!). It’s something that we […]

I remember the first time I changed a flat tire. It was a cool fall night and I’d just left work. As I walked up to my car, I noticed something was off about how it sat. As I walked around the car, I saw my rear passenger tire was flat. Ugh. I just wanted […]

One of my favorite bloggers is Mr. Money Mustache and he, along with folks like Jacob at Early Retirement Extreme, are the leaders of a tribe/movement know as FI/RE (financial independence, retire early). They resonate because they challenge many mainstream ideas and assumptions – something everyone should do. I don’t agree with everything they believe […]

There was a stretch of about two months where I was a voracious TED Talk watcher and listener. I started with the top ten most watched TED Talks, which soon became Top 20 (but I haven’t watched all twenty yet), and it became one of the most powerful 100 minutes I ever spent (“Sir Ken Robinson says […]

When I quit my job working at Booz Allen Hamilton at the age of 29, I was making a great salary at a stable job I enjoyed. Thinking back, it seemed a little crazy. I quit my job at a defense contractor, where I was using my six-figure college education, when I had a top […]

About Jim

Jim Wang is a thirty-something father of two who has been featured in the New York Times, Baltimore Sun, Entrepreneur, and Marketplace Money.

He can show you the philosophies, strategies and methods he used to become financially independent and free to pursue what was important. He also found it awkward to write about himself in the 3rd person but here we are.

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